Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock rises to 596 m in California. Oat Mountain stands 1,138 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off.
The story
Eagle Rock is a prominent sandstone pinnacle in Topanga State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, California. The original name is "Elephant Rock" as the huge sandstone outcropping looks like an Elephant head when viewed from the north side. When the Park was created the name of the spring to the east, Eagle Spring, was applied to the peak. The rock can be reached by an easy hike, e.g. with the Musch Trail and Topanga Fire Road of Topanga State Park. The last part consists of an easy climb on one side of the rock to the top, the other side falls down steeply by around 100 ft (30 m).
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Wikidata Q17101635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 596 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Temescal Peak: 1.0 mi
- Green Peak: 1.9 mi
- Gizmo Peak: 2.4 mi
- Goat Peak (High Point): 3.2 mi
- San Vicente Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Topanga Community Center: 1.2 mi
- Santa Ynez Private Recreational Center: 2.4 mi
- Santa Ynez Canyon Park: 2.6 mi
- Cairnloch Park: 3.0 mi
- Tanterra Homeowners Association Park: 3.2 mi
- East Garden: 4.3 mi
- The Secret Garden: 4.7 mi
- Arboretum and Braille Trail: 5.0 mi
- Pierce Farm Pastures and Meadows: 5.2 mi
- Native Shade: 5.3 mi
- The Getty Villa: 4.4 mi
- Leonis Adobe: 5.3 mi
- Skirball Cultural Center: 5.4 mi
- Los Encinos State Historic Park: 5.5 mi
- The J. Paul Getty Museum: 5.9 mi
- Topanga Lookout Tower: 3.9 mi
- Van Dekker House (Plaque): 4.0 mi
- Microwave Communications Tower Ruins: 4.2 mi
- Adventures of Superman: 4.5 mi
- Charles R. Kessler, Ph.D.: 5.3 mi
- Great Wall of Topanga: 1.3 mi
- Flying Pig: 1.5 mi
- First Lights: 2.3 mi
- Deer: 4.3 mi
- Bust of an Athlete, Possibly Hercules: 4.3 mi
- The Notorious Byrd Brothers Album Cover Location: 2.7 mi
- Maison Johnny Halliday: 5.6 mi
- fresh prince of bel air: 5.7 mi
- The Japanese Garden: 7.3 mi
- Breakdance Showdown: 7.9 mi
- shady grass: 5.1 mi
- Redwood Grove: 6.4 mi
- King Gillette Ranch: 7.6 mi
- Common Grounds: 12.7 mi
- Lake Side: 13.3 mi
- Castle Rock Beach: 4.6 mi
- Topanga County Beach: 4.8 mi
- Will Rogers State Beach: 4.9 mi
- Big Rock Beach: 5.6 mi
- La Costa Beach: 6.3 mi
- Pilson Property: 1.7 mi
- LA City Open Space: 2.0 mi
- LA County Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Summit Valley Edmund D. Edelman Park: 2.3 mi
- Henry Ridge Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Spring: 0.2 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 5.4 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 7.7 mi
- Lower Sulphur Spring: 8.8 mi
- Hialeah Springs: 12.3 mi
- Santa Ynez Falls: 1.1 mi
- Temescal Falls: 3.4 mi
- Escondido Falls (Upper): 12.7 mi
- Escondido Falls (Lower): 12.8 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 18.9 mi
- Malibu Bluffs: 9.2 mi
- Porter Ranch Palisades: 12.6 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- Kima Point: 21.4 mi
- Coba Arch: 14.1 mi
- Spa Palace: 17.6 mi
- Mentryville: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Eagle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oat Mountain | N 354° | 1,138 m | 15.5 mi |
| Towsley Peak | N 356° | 875 m | 17.2 mi |
| Castro Peak | W 263° | 855 m | 12.4 mi |
| Saddle Peak | WSW 247° | 851 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mission Point | N 9° | 832 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rocky Peak | NNW 344° | 797 m | 13.3 mi |
| Simi Peak | WNW 299° | 732 m | 13.8 mi |
| Chatsworth Peak | NNW 339° | 692 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:33 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 61 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodland Hills Pierce College, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5142384931
Day trips start here
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 2 mi
- Topanga · 2 mi
- Westside · 3 mi
- Calabasas · 5 mi
- Pacific Palisades · 5 mi
- South Valley · 5 mi
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